Stick his ass in hell ever better in in this tiny cell
> Make him understand the meaning
> Of these words they try to preach just to keep them out of the nations reach
> I guess it's all for the better
He also recalls you from the bible above ("these words they try to preach").
Then he starts questioning about how the Wall Street stuff impacts his own life. This happens in the chorus
> Hey hey hey what's that game you play
> Will it make me richer?
It varies from richer to poorer/poor man in chorus repetitions along the song.
The author then narrates that as a young man he had not a lot of options, so he enrolled in the army, and that he is now a condecorated hero. But war leaves traces, and as a veteran he was about to get crazy, and "did some crime".
At this time of the song the theme get clear: the author sees some similarities between the Wall Street wolf and the veteran-turned-into-crime. They both try to hide their makings, but the latter couldn't possibly do that for the whole life. (The song doesn't explain if it is due to sanity, or because law enforcement would possibly prevent that behaviour if it spans in time.) At the same time, we are used to see how infrequent it is for a thief-in-a-suit to be stopped by law...">
Long Whip / Big America Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by versvs | SongMeanings
Stick his ass in hell ever better in in this tiny cell
> Make him understand the meaning
> Of these words they try to preach just to keep them out of the nations reach
> I guess it's all for the better
He also recalls you from the bible above ("these words they try to preach").
Then he starts questioning about how the Wall Street stuff impacts his own life. This happens in the chorus
> Hey hey hey what's that game you play
> Will it make me richer?
It varies from richer to poorer/poor man in chorus repetitions along the song.
The author then narrates that as a young man he had not a lot of options, so he enrolled in the army, and that he is now a condecorated hero. But war leaves traces, and as a veteran he was about to get crazy, and "did some crime".
At this time of the song the theme get clear: the author sees some similarities between the Wall Street wolf and the veteran-turned-into-crime. They both try to hide their makings, but the latter couldn't possibly do that for the whole life. (The song doesn't explain if it is due to sanity, or because law enforcement would possibly prevent that behaviour if it spans in time.) At the same time, we are used to see how infrequent it is for a thief-in-a-suit to be stopped by law..." />
As many people he is astonished as how easy it was for some wall street wolves to get more money than one can possibly earn just working. They show up in TV talking about how many millions they've won/lost today. He (easily) qualified this behaviour as something reprehensible while notices the hipocrisy all around ("good thing he knows his bible"). Definitely, in the lyrics this behaviour is a crime and the author advocates for the worse punishment available. That's the second paragraph:
Stick his ass in hell ever better in in this tiny cell
Make him understand the meaning
Of these words they try to preach just to keep them out of the nations reach
I guess it's all for the better
He also recalls you from the bible above ("these words they try to preach").
Then he starts questioning about how the Wall Street stuff impacts his own life. This happens in the chorus
Hey hey hey what's that game you play
Will it make me richer?
It varies from richer to poorer/poor man in chorus repetitions along the song.
The author then narrates that as a young man he had not a lot of options, so he enrolled in the army, and that he is now a condecorated hero. But war leaves traces, and as a veteran he was about to get crazy, and "did some crime".
At this time of the song the theme get clear: the author sees some similarities between the Wall Street wolf and the veteran-turned-into-crime. They both try to hide their makings, but the latter couldn't possibly do that for the whole life. (The song doesn't explain if it is due to sanity, or because law enforcement would possibly prevent that behaviour if it spans in time.) At the same time, we are used to see how infrequent it is for a thief-in-a-suit to be stopped by law...
I think these lyrics are pretty straightforward.
As many people he is astonished as how easy it was for some wall street wolves to get more money than one can possibly earn just working. They show up in TV talking about how many millions they've won/lost today. He (easily) qualified this behaviour as something reprehensible while notices the hipocrisy all around ("good thing he knows his bible"). Definitely, in the lyrics this behaviour is a crime and the author advocates for the worse punishment available. That's the second paragraph:
He also recalls you from the bible above ("these words they try to preach").
Then he starts questioning about how the Wall Street stuff impacts his own life. This happens in the chorus
It varies from richer to poorer/poor man in chorus repetitions along the song.
The author then narrates that as a young man he had not a lot of options, so he enrolled in the army, and that he is now a condecorated hero. But war leaves traces, and as a veteran he was about to get crazy, and "did some crime".
At this time of the song the theme get clear: the author sees some similarities between the Wall Street wolf and the veteran-turned-into-crime. They both try to hide their makings, but the latter couldn't possibly do that for the whole life. (The song doesn't explain if it is due to sanity, or because law enforcement would possibly prevent that behaviour if it spans in time.) At the same time, we are used to see how infrequent it is for a thief-in-a-suit to be stopped by law...